Wichita eagle., 1887-02-03
ANTHONY
Calls Long and Loud for Men

Harper, and is the main outlet to the fel
tile fields and valleys Of the great TER
tory. They discover the movements of th
great railroad systems, all pushin
southwest to that sunny cline. The.
keenly discern that they are sure to wra
this city in a few months with iron an
steel.
They know enough to know that this cit,
will then be the wholesale market for thi;
big southwest They hear of the Reck l.
land only few miles back, throwing dir
and spiking down rails, and heading fo
cur gates. They learn that the Burlington
& Quincy are rustling to get to the front
They are aware that the trains on the Wei
lington, Anthony & Colorado line will soor
be smoking and rafting through our city.
They realize and know that the Frisco line
TO Anthony is certainty, that the depot is
about to be located, that one month will
bring nervy flaming engines over her line
into cur proud city.
Confidence fasteng itself upon them
when they see these tireless engines, with
their long trains flooding our city with peo-
pie from all states of this union.
I They see our enterprising men forming
companies to take advantage of iron, gas
and coal, which have been dormant for
ages, and make them our slaves.
They see a country covered with flowers,
! poisoning with beauty and rich in all that
is good and lovely They see the ripping
streams, taste the water pure and test our
loamy soil They love the grassy mead
ows, breathe the balmy air, and smile on
oar sunny cline.
They see the old, with silver
locks ard furrowed brow, settling
down among the vines and flowers. Truly
this is a realty, a heaven. Why, God
bless you man VIII live ten years longer
here than on Ohio's stony hills, or in
Illinois God forsaken Egypt. We have
orc hards burdened with fruit, meadows
covered with herds Of heavy cattle, fields
nodding and bowling with golden grain as
they are kissed by the gentle breeze, and
farms beautified by princely homes.
School houses are seen on every laughing
stream Our children are educated in the
best schools of our country. Our citizens
are intelligent, pushing, enterprising,
thorough going. They are educated,
sharp, shrewd, keen, observing and kind
and obliging. Anthony has never faltered,
bat she is only keeping pace with the de-
velopment of this great and splendid coun-
try. Surely she is surrounded by every
thing that is necessary to make her
thriving. healthy city. We built our Gin
cinnati, our Chicago, our St Louis, our
Kansas City and now We are building our
Anthony, the queen Of the great south
west.
Our growth last summer was good. We
built school building costing thirty thou
sand dollars; put in water works costing
Us sixty-fve thousand; two blocks of fine
business building costing seventy
five thousand dollars See that structure
the Harper Co. National bank, whose tow
ar almost pierccs the mellow clouds, see
how it is touched and tinted with the hand
Of skill; arch after arch, column after col
lmn, cut and carved, chiseled and touched
by the finest workmen Of this country
Our banks carry Il capital Of two hun
lred and fifty thousand dollars
Our monied men are backing two of the
strongest loan companies Of the west
We go down Main street 1t is alive
with teams loaded with heavy freight The
avenues are tlronged with spectators.
Men seem wild with excitement. Eastern
capitalists are buying Wichita specula
ors are investing. How she builds, and
low she spreads
Our spring boom has just begun Two
wholesale houses are under contemplation;
additions TO our city are being laid off on
III sides.
Contracts are being let for some of the
inest store buildings in the state
Our opera house is to be seventy-five feet
ront by one hundred and forty feet deep,
o be built of brick and stone; whose arches
nd columns in front are to be of the finest
.ranite. The specification shows taste.
Our county high school building will
ost us one hundred thousand dollars. Our ;
all twelve thousand And it '
will only be short time
Ill we will be able to build
new court house that will smile {
own Gu our neighbors. The rumble of I
be street Car will be heard in our city in
he spring. The electric light will be blaz-
ng on our streets within one hundred t
ays. Capital is coming in and filling up d
be vaults of cur banks Our city is grow :;
nS, building, spreading Her stability has r
ever been questioned, but strangers are c
ally complimenting our city on her health.
rowth an d the bright future that is at her
DOR. Church spires can be seen standing
Ike sentinels over our city and glistening
n the moonlight. Tive more magnificent
hurch editices will be built, the founda-
ion for one is already laid The clans and
attic of heavy wagons, the tap, tap, tap of (
he stone hammer, the noise of the saw. the